Timpul a trecut, iar prezen\u021ba lui Radu a devenit o obi\u0219nuin\u021b\u0103. Copiii \u00eel a\u0219teptau \u00een fiecare zi, iar Elena, de\u0219i \u00eencerca s\u0103 nu o arate, sim\u021bea c\u0103 t\u0103cerea din curte nu mai era at\u00e2t de ap\u0103s\u0103toare c\u00e2nd el era acolo.<\/p>\n
\u00centr-o sear\u0103, cerul se \u00eenro\u0219ise ca jarul din sob\u0103. Elena cosea la lumina slab\u0103 a l\u0103mpii, iar Radu, sprijinit de st\u00e2lpul prispei, fuma t\u0103cut.
\u2014 Nu te temi c\u0103 lumea o s\u0103 vorbeasc\u0103? o \u00eentreb\u0103 el, f\u0103r\u0103 s-o priveasc\u0103.
\u2014 Lumea vorbe\u0219te oricum, r\u0103spunse ea scurt.<\/p>\n
Radu z\u00e2mbi. A stins \u021bigara cu v\u00e2rful cizmei \u0219i a p\u0103\u0219it spre ea. Ochii lor s-au \u00eent\u00e2lnit. \u00cen clipa aceea, Elena a sim\u021bit c\u0103 tot aerul din camer\u0103 se oprise.<\/p>\n
Dar \u00een acela\u0219i timp, \u00een sufletul ei se lupta o team\u0103 veche. \u00ce\u0219i amintea nop\u021bile \u00een care so\u021bul ei nu mai venise acas\u0103, zvonurile despre jafuri, moartea. Nu voia s\u0103 mai sufere.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu te apropia, Radu, i-a spus, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103-\u0219i st\u0103p\u00e2neasc\u0103 glasul.
El s-a oprit. \u2014 N-am venit s\u0103-\u021bi fac r\u0103u. Am obosit s\u0103 fiu singur.<\/p>\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103, Elena i-a v\u0103zut nu doar asprimea, ci \u0219i durerea. O triste\u021be ad\u00e2nc\u0103, de om care n-a avut niciodat\u0103 un loc pe lume.<\/p>\n
\u00cen urm\u0103toarele zile, Radu a r\u0103mas la marginea gospod\u0103riei, ajut\u00e2nd f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 cear\u0103 nimic. C\u00e2nd un v\u00e2nt puternic a d\u0103r\u00e2mat acoperi\u0219ul cote\u021bului, el a stat toat\u0103 noaptea s\u0103-l repare. A doua zi, Maria i-a dus o farfurie cu m\u0103m\u0103lig\u0103 \u0219i carne, spun\u00e2nd:
\u2014 Mama a zis s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nci, c\u0103 altfel ne faci de ru\u0219ine.<\/p>\n
Elena l-a privit de la distan\u021b\u0103. Era un b\u0103rbat greu de iubit, dar ceva \u00een gesturile lui simple \u00eei topea zidurile.<\/p>\n
Totul p\u0103rea s\u0103 se a\u0219eze p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00eentr-o zi, c\u00e2nd la poart\u0103 au ap\u0103rut doi b\u0103rba\u021bi c\u0103lare, cu pistoale la \u0219old.
\u2014 C\u0103ut\u0103m un fugar, au spus. \u00cel cheam\u0103 Radu, \u0219i pentru capul lui se dau o mie de lei.<\/p>\n
Elena a sim\u021bit cum s\u00e2ngele i s-a scurs din obraji. Radu a ie\u0219it din umbr\u0103, privind-o \u00een ochi.
\u2014 E adev\u0103rat ce spun, a rostit ea, tremur\u00e2nd.
\u2014 E, a zis el. Dar n-am ucis dec\u00e2t ca s\u0103 tr\u0103iesc.<\/p>\n
Timp de c\u00e2teva secunde, t\u0103cerea a fost de plumb. Copiii priveau speria\u021bi de la fereastr\u0103. Radu s-a \u00eentors c\u0103tre ei, \u0219i-a scos p\u0103l\u0103ria \u0219i a spus:
\u2014 Mul\u021bumesc pentru tot.<\/p>\n
Apoi, \u00eentr-o mi\u0219care brusc\u0103, s-a urcat pe cal \u0219i a pornit \u00een galop prin c\u00e2mp, ridic\u00e2nd praful \u00een aer ca o furtun\u0103. Cei doi b\u0103rba\u021bi l-au urmat, dar cur\u00e2nd s-a auzit un singur foc de arm\u0103.<\/p>\n
Elena a fugit p\u00e2n\u0103 la marginea dealului. \u00cen dep\u0103rtare, calul lui Radu alerga singur.<\/p>\n
A c\u0103zut \u00een genunchi, cu ochii \u00een lacrimi, dar \u00een inima ei nu era doar durere. Era \u0219i eliberare. \u0218tia c\u0103 unele iubiri, oric\u00e2t de arz\u0103toare ar fi, vin doar ca s\u0103 te \u00eenve\u021be c\u0103 po\u021bi tr\u0103i \u0219i f\u0103r\u0103 ele.<\/p>\n
Din ziua aceea, Elena n-a mai visat la m\u00e2ini care o tr\u0103geau \u00een \u00eentuneric. \u00cen vis, vedea doar un b\u0103rbat c\u0103lare, pierz\u00e2ndu-se \u00een zare, sub un apus ro\u0219u, iar \u00een urma lui, un v\u00e2nt bl\u00e2nd care aducea pacea peste curtea ei mic\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Timpul a trecut, iar prezen\u021ba lui Radu a devenit o obi\u0219nuin\u021b\u0103. Copiii \u00eel a\u0219teptau \u00een fiecare zi, iar Elena, de\u0219i \u00eencerca s\u0103 nu o arate, sim\u021bea c\u0103 t\u0103cerea din curte nu mai era at\u00e2t de ap\u0103s\u0103toare c\u00e2nd el era acolo. \u00centr-o sear\u0103, cerul se \u00eenro\u0219ise ca jarul din sob\u0103. Elena cosea la lumina slab\u0103 a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11367,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-povesti"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11366"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11368,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11366\/revisions\/11368"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}